Remove redundant service from local service: how?

[Uncle John]

I had error messages towards the end of Windows boot which I tracked to a
local service left behind from a Seiko printer which had software that I
had upgraded.

I disabled the service, which stopped the error messages.

I would like to remove this redundant service altogether, how can I do that?

 

[Wil Stark]

I had error messages towards the end of Windows boot which I tracked to a
local service left behind from a Seiko printer which had software that I
had upgraded.

I disabled the service, which stopped the error messages.

I would like to remove this redundant service altogether, how can I do
that?

Some services will "unregister" themselves if run with the /UNREGSERVER
switch from the command line. You can find the EXE for the service that you
would need to run with this switch in the properties of the service under
the Computer Management console.

If that doesn't work, you can delete the registry entries for that service
found under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet001\Services
Be careful, and only delete the subkey corresponding to your service! Once
these keys are deleted, they won't show up under the service manager
anymore.

Now you can delete the EXE (if you haven't already).
- Wil

 

[Guest]

If that doesn't work, you can delete the registry entries for that service

found under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet001\Services

Sorry, that key is

HKLM\System\ControlSet001\Services

- Wil

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

General information on removing an unwanted service:

Use the "SC DELETE <...>" Command-line, or follow the instructions to remove
a Service / driver from the registry directly.

The Service and driver entries are present under this registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services]

Each sub-key represents a driver or a Service. To modify/delete a 3rd party
service, click Start, Run and type REGEDIT to open the Registry Editor and
navigate to the above location.You should be able to identify them easily by
reading the "DisplayName" and "ImagePath" fields in the right-pane in the
Registry Editor.

Note: Before modifying / removing a Service, create a System Restore point
or a complete Registry backup, just in case something happens.

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[Uncle John]

Will & Ramesh

Thanks for your help. I did a back up with ERUNT and I also have complete
backup form 04.00 hours this AM.

I removed the key for the service in both

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services]
and
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet001\Services

The service has almost gone that is to say the name is still shown in Local
Services but it is followed by a blank.

I have not yet rebooted so may be it will clear then?

BTW why do I have nine Control Sets, I have often wondered how they are
generated? Why are the odl ones kept?

 

[Uncle John]

Will & Ramesh

After a reboot the service has now gone altogether from Component Services

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome John.

--
Ramesh, Windows XP MVP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Will & Ramesh

After a reboot the service has now gone altogether from Component Services

--
Uncle John

Thanks for your help. I did a back up with ERUNT and I also have complete
backup form 04.00 hours this AM.

I removed the key for the service in both

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services]
and
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet001\Services

The service has almost gone that is to say the name is still shown in
Local Services but it is followed by a blank.

I have not yet rebooted so may be it will clear then?

BTW why do I have nine Control Sets, I have often wondered how they are
generated? Why are the odl ones kept?